Tompkins Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

For the demolished station actually at Tompkins Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, see Tompkins Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line).

Tompkins Ave.
General information
LocationLexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°41′18″N 73°56′42″W / 40.6884°N 73.9449°W / 40.6884; -73.9449
Operated byCity of New York (from 1940)
Line(s)BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTompkins, Marcy, and
Ocean Avenue streetcars.
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 13, 1885 (May 13, 1885)[1]
ClosedOctober 13, 1950 (October 13, 1950)[2]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station
Nostrand Avenue
toward Park Row
 12: Lexington Avenue Sumner Avenue
toward Eastern Parkway

The Tompkins Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue The station was opened on May 13, 1885, and had connections to the Tompkins Avenue Line, Marcy Avenue Line, and Ocean Avenue Line streetcars. It closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Nostrand Avenue. The next northbound stop was Sumner Avenue.

References

  1. ^ "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times. October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.


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